Attachment for belts



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F. T. WARD ATTACHMENT FOR BELTS Filed July i5, 1927 lNVENTOR wlTN Ess:ATTCRNEY Patented May 22, 1928.

y vUNITED STATESg FOSTER T. WARD, or INEZ, KENTUCKY.

ATTACHMENT FOR BELTS.

Application led July 13, 1927. Serial No. 205,424.

f My present invention has. reference to an attachment for belts and isdesigned to provide a water prooi container for articles such forinstance as cigarettes and matches.

The object of the invention isthe provision of a` belt attachment forthis purpose comprising flexibly connected members which will conform tothe shape of the belt when the same is arranged around the waist of theuser, each of said receptacles having a partly open front, a hinged top,a front plate hing-edly secured to the top and havingclamping-engagement with the bottom of the receptacles for holding thesame in closed position and lilrewisehaving offset or link connectionswith slidable members arranged in the receptacle and whereby when theclosures are open thesaid slides will be elevated so that articles maybe readily removed therefrom and when the closures are swung to closedposition the said slides will be lowered for fully concealing thearticles in the receptacle.

To the attainment of the foregoing the improvement resides in the novelconstruction, combination and operative association of parts, onesatisfactory embodiment'of which is disclosed by the accompanyingdrawings.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improvement. y

Figure 2 is a horizontal sectional view approximately on the line 2--2rof Figure 1.

Figure 3 isa sectional View approximately on the line 3 3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a similar sectional view but showing the door or cover inclosed position and the receptacle supporting slide in lowered position.

In the preferred embodiment of my improvement I employ two substantiallyrectangular receptacles, 1 and 2, respectively.

These receptacles are flexibly connected at the back thereof, asindicated by the numeral 3. Each receptacle, on its back, is providedwith a. looped portion 4 that affords a passage for the belt 5.

As both of the receptacles 1 and 2 are of a similar construction,although of less widths, a detail description of one may be taken asequally applicable in connection with the other although it may be wellto state that the wider receptacle 2 is vdesigned f primarily 4for thereception of cigarettes and the receptacle `1 is designed for thereception of matches. Obviously other articles may be arranged in thereceptacles.

Each receptacle upon its outer face is formed with` a substantiallyV-shaped opening '5 that merges intoa central restricted opening orpassage 6 and the lower wall of this opening 6 is rounded. Thisarrangement permits of the insertion of the operators finger in therestricted passage to remove the lowermost article from the receptacle.Preferably the open top of each of the receptacles has its sidesarranged at an angle, that is the front is of a less height than theback and this open top is normally closed by a cover plate 7 which ishinged, as at 8, to the back of the receptacle. Hinged, as at 9, to theouter end of the top plate 7 there is a plate 10 that provides theclosure for the receptacle. If desired, the closure may be shaped tocorrespond with the shape of the openings 5 and 6 but is, of course, ofa width to fully cover these openings. The cover plate 10 is centrallyformed 'at its outer end with an extension in the nature of a resilientstrap v11, and the n said strap has an oset hooked end 12 designed to bearranged beneath the open bottom 0f the receptacle and to frictionallycontact with the outer wall provided thereby. The cover or closure plate10, at its hinge connection 9 withthe top 7 has a link 13, and this linkis pivotally or hingedly connected to a flange 14 on the upper end of aplate 15. The plate`15 is movable through guides 16 inthe back of thereceptacle and the lower or inner edge of the plate has an annularportion providing a bottom 17. The bottom has its outer edge in a linewith its center notched, as at 18.

By-anarrangement asv above described it will be seen that the opening ofthe closure plate 9 will elevate the slidable plate l5 so that articlesresting upon the bottom of said plate will be raised to permit of theready withdrawal thereof from .the receptacle. By closing the plate theslide is lowered so that the articles are fully concealed in thereceptacle. The engaging element 12 between the closure plate and thereceptacle affords a water tight vjoint between these elements so thatth-e articles in these receptacles .are fully protected in rainyWeather. The improvement may be slid to any desired and convenientposition upon lio the belt 5, and the simplicity of the construction andthe advantages thereof Will, it is thought, be understood andappreciated by thoe skilled in the` art toI which such inventionrelates, Without 'further detailed description, although it is to beunderstood that I do not Wish to be restricted to the precise detailsherein set -forth and may, therefore, inake such Changes therefrom asfairly fall within the scope of what I claim.

Having' described the invention, I claim ln a device ior the purpose seti'orth, a receptacle having loops on the hack thereof, an open top andbottom and a. partly open v iront, a top ,plate hingedly secured to thehack of the receptacle, a lclosure plate hingedly secured to the outerend of the top plate, said closure plate having` a resilient strapextension merging into a hooked end to engage with the outer and lowerWall of the receptacle, `When the said closure is moved to closedposition, a plate guided for slidahle movement on the inner Wall of thebaol ,of the .receptacle and having a lower angle end which is centrallynotched, Vsaid fplate having an upper oi'iiset portion which is hingedly:secured to that of the eloure ,-plate, and a link connectionbetweensaid `offset portion andthe closure.

ln testimony whereof' l affix iny signature.

FOSTER T. unisi).V

